The casual jump from A to B is often used as a writer's crutch to gloss over the stuff they didn't have the time to think through -- little things like 'continuity,' 'logic' and 'whether or not our protagonist just did some accidental murder.'
There is an entire industry catering to rich people who still have minimum wage tastes. But obviously, these'll cost your gas money ... for a couple months (or years).
If movies are to be believed, hackers are mostly kept busy kickflipping over the pentagon before sleeping in Mom's basement. But neither assumption is true.
What would you say is the single biggest source or symbol of your strength and power as an individual? The answer is easy: just look down. We're talking, of course, about your pants.